Paper-cup holder



H- MOORE.

. PAPER CUP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 19.17.

` l Patemdselm 6,1921.

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1,389,594. Application mea september To all lwhom t may concern f' Beitknown that I, HUGH MOORE, a citizen of the United States, residin atLeonia, county of Bergen, State of New ersey, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Paper-Cup Holders, of whichthe following, takenin connection with the accompanying lsheet of drawings, is a full,clear, and con- The use 0f pa er drinking cups or receped in recentyearsto the soda fountain, where ice cream sodas, mixed drinks, etc.,are served, the character of which generally requires the use of Spoonsin their consumption.

" Various forms of paper drinking cups have been manufactured. Aconvenient form is one in which the bottom of the :cup isa separatepiece from the side wall and -is raised a short distance above the loweredge of the side wall thereof. In other words, thelower edgel of theside wall of the cup extends somewhat below the bottom of the cup whichis made of a separate circular di'sk of paper. f

y present invention relates to certain improvements in cup holders forpaper cups and the combination of cup and holders, particularly adaptedfor use with paper, drinking cups, made; of light, fragile materialwhich may be ruptured by use of aspoon or other utensilf ag'amst thesides or bottom of the paper cup, when filled with liquid.`

One of thel objects-of this invent1on 1s to provide an immediate ordirect support for i the bottom andv lower sideu walls of the paper cuto prevent the cu from being ruptured wliin a spoonor Ot er' utensil 1sjammed against it with suiiicient force to rupture or displace thefragile side wallor bottom,

- were 1t. unsupported.

ings, I have il Another object of this invention -is to provide a holderin such form that it will catch' and. retain any small amount of 1i uidthat might drip or flow over the outsi e of theA nother object ofthis-invention is to provide a sufhclentl extended base for the holderso that t e holder and the 1 ht, fragile paper-cu filled with liquid,wil not be easily upset w en placed upon the counter to the accompanyingdrawustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention,` and will proceedto In referrin'gi Specification of Letters latent."

15, 1917. Serial No. `191,572.

bodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on they line a a of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a cup holder and cup with 'a to show theinterior vof the cu holder.

Figfl is a sectional view o a paper cup, being used without the holdershowing the position of a spoon therein in dotted line, at the instantof rupture.

lThe cup as shown is preferably frustoconical. in form, having a bottomraised above the lower edge of the side wall, upon which the cup rests.Referring to the accompanying drawings 1n detail, l represents one formof cup Patented sept. 6, `1921.

part of the cup broken away:

holder made according to my invention and 2 a paper cup containedwithinth'e holder, 3 the support for the bottom of the paper cup, 4 anannular depression or 'recess adapted to receive 'the lower extendedportion of the side walls of the cup and any small amount vof drippingswhich may trickle over. the outside of the cup.` 5 represents theextended base of the holder and`6 the upper out-turned lip of the holderwhich willcatch the small drip ings and direct them downwardlythrouggrooves 7 between the'outside of the cup and the inside of the holder. Iprefer to employ a cu" of such size as will just fit within the hol er.

In Fig. 4 wherein without a holder, dotted lines) pressed downwardlyvagainst the paper bottom 8 with suiiicient force to distort it as shownat 8a unless it is supported in sonic way other than by its ownstrengthj, 10 represents the base of the paper cup formed b the loweredge of the rim thereof.

When the cup 2 of the proper sizethat is to say, of a slightly lesserdiameter than that of the interior of the holder, is inserted into theholder as shown in Fig. 2, its bottom 8 will rest upon the raisedportion 3 of the -base of the' holder 1, the lower edge of the supportinrim 10 of the cup extending into the annu ar depression or recess 4. Thefragile bottomof the cup, it will'be seen, is

a cup is shown in use vv 9 represents a spoon (in the raised portion 3of the base of the holder thus positively and directly supported by 1,so that it will be impossible to distort or rupture the bottom 8 of thecup by the spoon 9, or other utensil used in .dispensing the beveragecontained in the cup being brought into ordinary contact withl saidbottom. Furthermore, the wall of the cup is' supported by the wall ofthe holder an'd by forming my holder in the manner illustrated anddescribed, it will be obvious that the paper cup is not only protectedagainst rupture and consequent spilling of its contents, but it ispossible to fill the cup with beverages o f liquids, or combinations ofliquids and solids of a greater weight than the iinsu ported cup couldhold.

he out-turned lip 6 of the holder 1 or the wall of the holder adjacentto the lip is formed with grooves or depressions 7 to provide for theretentionV of the drippings or the overflow from the cup within theholder, the drippings passing through the grooves or depressions of theholder into the depression lor recess 4 formed in the base thereof.

Whena cup holder with the raised bottom is used, it, supports cup and inordinary use is less likely to rupture the bottom and almost impossibleto cut a hole through the paper bottom with the ordinary spoon, thuspermitting the use of individual paper drinking cups at soda fountainswhere spoons and other utensils are used in th'epaper cup and proves avery important adjunct in the sanitation and cleanliness of such places.

Having thus my invention what I claim as new herein and desire to secureby Letters Patentis- 1. A holder for paper cups having a base and sidewalls, said base having an interiorly formed annular depression'providing a raised support for the bottom of a paper cup, whereby thebottom of the cup will not be subject to distortion by the contact of aspoon or a like' utensil therewith;

2. A holder for paper cups formed with an outwardly extending of and asupporting base, saidsupporting base having an interiorly formed annulardepression to provide a raised annular support, the periphery thereofbeing spaced inwardly from 'the wall of the base of the holder.

3. A holder for a paper drinking cup having a lower rim and a bottomspaced upwardly therefrom, said holder having a wall for supportingthewall of the cup, a base and an interiorly .formed annular depressionin said base providing a raised support for the bottom o the paper cup,the lower rim o fv the cup extending into the said depression.

4. A holder. for a' paper drinking cup 7 down the interior of the wallthe bottom of the paperl to support the wall of 'porting plane of thebottom of the cup, described one embodiment of.

lip at the top therehaving a lower supporting rim and a bottom spacedupwardly therefrom, said holder. being formed to support the side wallof said cup and including a base having an interiorly formed annulardepression providing a centrally located raised portion to directlysupport the bottom of the cup when placed in the holder, whereby thesupporting rim of the cup will extend into the base of said holder, andrupture or distortion of the bottom of the cup by a` spoon, or likeutensil coming in contact therewith will be prevented. 5. A holder forpaper cups havingv wall formed with an out-turned ip surrounding itsupper edge, a su porting base having a portion to reinforce t e wall ofthe cup, and a depression formed therein providing araised supportadapted to underlie the bottom of the paper cup to constitute a rest forthe latter and means of communication between the lip of the holder andthe depression in the base thereof, whereby the overflow of the contentsof the cup contained in said holder will be retained in the depressionlin the base thereofuntil the cup is removed from the holder.

6'. A holder for a paper cup formed with a supporting rim and a bottomspaced upwardly therefrom, said holder having a wall the cup, a base,and a bottom spaced upwardly from said base and having a portion formedto provide a direct support for the bottom of the paper cup.

'7. A holder for a paper cup having a suprim extending below thehorizontal said holder having a wall tosupport the wall of the cup, anoutwardly spaced upwardly from the lower supporting surfaceof the base,and having a portion formed to project within the supporting rim of thepaper cup and providing a direct su port for the bottom of the paperCulp, t e area of said support being substantia y coextensive with thatof the paper bottom of the cup.

8. A holder for paper cups of a frustoconical configuration having alower supporting `rim and a bottom spaced inwardl therefrom, said holderhaving a side wal tapering downwardly from the upper edge thereof tosupport .the annular base of a greater diameter than the diameter of themouth of the holder and a bottom spaced upwardlyfrom the supportingsurface of the base, and havingv a raised portion adapted to lie' withinthe supporting rim of the cup when placed in the holder and directlysupporting the bottom of 'the cup for the purposes described.

9. Means for supporting and rendering thin paper cups, designed for asin le service and immediate destruction,

in a manner for which they are alone incaa side extending base and abottom` wall of the cup, an

capab e of use i'so pable comprising means for enga ing and bracing thesurrounding paper Wal of the cup, said means'being formed to snugl'receive said Wall to prevent bulging o the latter under interior weightor manipulation of the cup contents, andv means including a surface onwhich the bottom of the cup may bear over substantially its entire areato resist displacement or puncture of said bottom under manipulation ofthe cup contents by a spoon or the like.

10. Means for supporting and rendering thin paper cups, designed for asingle service and immediate destruction, capable for use in a mannerfor `Which they are alone incapable, comprising means for engaging andbracing the surrounding paper Wall of the cup, said-means being formedto snugly receive said Wall to prevent bulging of the latter underinterior weight or manipulation of the cup contents,'and means includinga surface on which the bottom of the cup may bear to resist displacementor puncture of said bottom under manipulation of the cup contents by aspoon or the like, said bottom supporting means occupying an elevatedposition with its marginal edge approximately in line with the cup wallbracing means but offset slightly inwardly therefrom to accommodate anydepending flange portion on the cup.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' HUGH MOORE.

